Arbuthnot Banking Group, which includes the Arbuthnot Latham private banking and wealth management business, today announced an increase in underlying profit of 91%.

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has added a new tool to its website allowing users to compare platforms.

International SIPPs provider STM Group boosted profits and revenue, according to the company’s latest results.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) says complaints against advisers are down 16%.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Michael Cole-Fontayn as its new chairman.

FCA plans to ban contingent charging on pension transfers have been broadly welcomed by industry experts.

Charitable Chartered Financial Planners Beacon Wealth Management is backing two of its female staff in getting on their bikes for charity.

European regulators have banned retail investors from investing in binary options after nearly £60m was cheated from consumers in the UK alone.

The High Court today ordered the repayment of nearly £17m invested in four Unauthorised Collective Investment Schemes following legal action from the FCA.

The Financial Conduct Authority has today proposed a ban on contingent charging on pension transfers and reaffirmed its view that DB transfers should be considered unsuitable unless there is a good reason to transfer.